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Machers and Rockers.


Machers And Rockers

Rich Cohen cohen
 or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male.
 

W.W. Norton

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Avid followers of popular music will readily understand the importance of Chess Records For records achieved in the sport of chess, see .

Chess Records was an American record label, based in Chicago, Illinois at 2120 S. Michigan Avenue. Run by brothers Leonard Chess and Phil Chess, it was an important record label in rock and roll history, as it released many
 in the early to modern business of rock and roll production, and won't want to miss Rich Cohen's Machers And Rockers: Chess Records And The Business Of Rock & Roll, an excellent survey of the two immigrants who changed the course of musical history by recording such artists as Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry Noun 1. Chuck Berry - United States rock singer (born in 1931)
Charles Edward Berry, Berry
. Cohen's lively coverage tells how Chess rose to become a multi-billion-dollar business, aggressively marketing artists and riding the rock and roll wave.
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